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Carpe Diem
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A Stock Aesop about living your life and fighting against all odds. Or "seize the day", as Carpe Diem's meaning (in Latin) goes—don't waste time, enjoy the present, live life instead of letting it pass you by. Generally used as an encouragement for people stuck in their problems and thinking they can't enjoy life. This is the common purpose of a Manic Pixie Dream Girl to the guy she's close with. On the other hand, sometimes this Aesop can be warped into "anything can happen to us, so be crazy" - literally (read: Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll). The saying YOLO (you only live once) is the epitome of said warping. This is contrasted with another saying tempus fugit (time flies away), which is about using your time for most productivity and not wasting it on useless things. Not to be confused with the webcomic Carpe Diem. Compare The Anti-Nihilist and We All Die Someday (aka memento mori - remember [about] death). See also We Are as Mayflies, which may lead someone to seize the day. Examples |
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This trope is actually one of The Oldest Ones in the Book, as it dates back to The Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest piece of written fiction in existence. Siduri the friendly "alewife" urges Gilgamesh to abandon his futile quest for immortality, and instead enjoy his life every day, instead of fearing death. | |
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This is a Deconstructed Trope in Soul Tide for the scientist Doll Silenus, whose world was about to end with its sun dying. Rather than panic and fall into chaos, the people there instead lived every day doing whatever they want before the end, maintaining basic societal needs like food, electricity and healthcare, and still keeping services like video game development up since there's no point to finding happiness while they live if they doomed themselves early. However, this also led to resources being consumed like crazy and scientific development stopping, because with the end coming on the horizon, what's the point in preparing for the future? | |
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Motty (Lord Pershore), the only son of domineering mother Lady Malvern, is put up in Bertie's apartment in Jeeves and Wooster story "Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest". Liberated from his mother for the first time ever, he goes on a series of drunken sprees, much to Bertie's horror. Challenged by Bertie, Motty says "This is the first time I've been let out alone and I mean to make the most of it. We're only young once. Why interfere with life's morning? Young man, rejoice in thy youth!" | |
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